Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 10453502)

We just had this conversation with our daughter last weekend. She had been working on a casual rate for the past year while she finished high school so the only money she was expected to pay us was for her car insurance and she had to put petrol in the car herself. Since her apprenticeship was made formal and she's going to be working set hours we've decided to charge her 25% of her wages up to a maximum of $100/wk. When she did balk a bit at it we told her to take a look around for flat shares or her own place for $100 per week including all she could eat, laundry service, unlimited internet, Foxtel, a pool, etc. Not surprisingly she decided that 25% up to $100 per week wasn't a bad deal after all.

What she doesn't know is that we've opened a savings account for her board money to go into. When she's ready to move into her own place what we save for her will add nicely to what she saves for herself.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 10453791)

My ex boyfriend.... Now 49 years old! Went back to live with his parents when we split up in 1988.......

They didn't charge him rent

he is still there.....:blink:





(love him to pieces, he is God Father to our children, great guy.. Independently wealthy... I have his number is anyone is interested.... :D)

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 10462873)

Have only just realized the irony in that post.... Living with mybparents and all:blink:

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 10462873)

Have only just realized the irony in that post.... Living with mybparents and all:blink:

Originally Posted by Dreamy (Post 10462997)

No, no, no, no, no.

In fact, no.

Your parents are living with you!!

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 10451728)

We could well be into a cultural difference here.... I've half an idea that it's quiet common for Aussie's not to charge their student/young adult kids rent.

Which means although it was the norm in the UK when I was growing up and appears to now... they could be out of kilter with their peers.

All of my adult kids have baulked at paying rent at home claiming their friends dont. I still managed to get rent out of them, but at a much lower rate than I would have at first. Hence tread carefully forget the 33pct (unless your prepared to tide them through any bad times) and go for the 80 buck figure.

Just my opinion of course.

I need to research this a little more closely and not just go on what my kids have told me.... I do know that none of the parents at my workplace charge their adult kids rent.... but their kids are doing things like buying houses and saving for more an doing them up etc etc.

Even our single mum neighbour freind doesn't charge her fully working 20 yo daughter.